2008 Acura TL problems and owner complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS MENTIONED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000, STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST, HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE ENGINE. ACURA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT A 50% DISCOUNT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,800.

Owner-reported narrative. 53,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10358785 at NHTSA ↗

FOR THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE HARD STEERING ON HER 2008 ACURA TL. THE HARD STEERING HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAILY PAIN AND MUSCLE STRAIN ON MY WIFE'S SHOULDER. OUR COMPLAINTS HAVE GONE TO DEAF EARS. THEY CHECKED AND ALWAYS SAID THAT "THE CAR IS FINE, THE CAR IS FINE." I BELIEVE THE CAR IS NOT FINE OR SAFE BECAUSE WE PRESENTLY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. ISN'T THERE A RECALL WITH REGARDS TO THIS STEERING PROBLEM ON 2008 ACURA TL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 60,547 miles reported. Look up ODI 10390082 at NHTSA ↗

ON 08/24/2014, FEW MINUTES AFTER LEAVING MY HOUSE, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A LOCAL INTERSECTION W/ SPEED < 10 MPH, SUDDENLY I HEARD THIS LOUD METALLIC NOISE, N I FELT MY CAR HAD DROPPED A BIT. MY CAR STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET, N COULD'T MOVE AT ALL. LOWER BALL JOINT HAD SEVERED. PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL IS TILTED OUTWARD AT A 60 DEGREE ANGLE. RIGHT FRONT AXAL GOT PULLED OUT OF TRANSMISSION. CAR BODY DAMAGED BECAUSE ALL THE UNSUPPORTED WEIGHT PLACED ON TILTED WHEEL. THERE'RE WITNESSES, AND MY MOM IS W/ ME AT THE TIME OF INCIDE…

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10628634 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEAR GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND IT TAKES MANY ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT GEAR WHEN IT HAPPENS. IT IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS. GEAR GETS STUCK SO BAD IT IS CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE IT INTO DRIVE OR PARKING POSITION. I'VE HAD OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PAST, OLDER THAN THIS ONE, YET NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WITH EITHER ONE OF THEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR CAN STALL IN TRAFFIC AND CAN GET HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE I'M TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10628845 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL TYPE-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT A SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD WAS BROKEN WHICH MADE THE BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE. AS OF DECEMBER 26, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE CAUSED THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 500. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10212858 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2008 ACURA TL TYPE-S, HAS THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM AS THAT OF TOYOTA PRIUS. IT CAUSES BRIEF BUT FRIGHTENING DELAYS, ESPECIALLY IN SLOW SPEED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INCONSISTENTLY AT VARIOUS INTERVALS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2008. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY FINDING CLOUDY FLUID IN MASTER CYLINDER AND FLUSHED THE SYSTEM. IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT THE PROBLEM RESURFACED. I COMPLAINED TO THE ACURA CLIENT…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308137 at NHTSA ↗

ON OUR ACURA TL W/NAV 08, THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS. FINALLY FEED UP, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. $1000 LATER, PARTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE NAV SYSTEM AND BOTH MOTORS IN THE MIRRORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN AND THE MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES WOULD FREELY CLICK AND MOVE AT WILL. I THINK AT A MINIMUM, ACURA SHOULD RECALL THEIR VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE REFUNDS TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE PAID TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES FIXED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 71,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10562991 at NHTSA ↗

HANDS FREE LINK MODULE HAS FAILED. IT NOW CAUSES BATTERY DRAIN, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO FAIL AFTER 1 WEEK OF NOT DRIVING. NOW ON MY 3RD BATTERY IN TWO MONTHS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ACROSS THE ACURA MODELS WITH HANDS FREE LINK, REFERENCED IN THE ACURA FORUMS. ADDITIONALLY, NOT HAVING A HANDS FREE SYSTEM FOR CELLULAR USE POSES A MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY RISK.

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837085 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED WITHIN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE TEST DID NOT GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MAIN CONCERN WAS IF THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/31/11/…

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10370655 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, AND ALSO STATED THAT ADDITIONAL KEYS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO FAIL AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10568794 at NHTSA ↗